Day 11: Travel by train & bus to Rodi & walk to Faido. Travel by train to Lavorgo & walk to Giornico. Travel by bus & train to Bellinzona (MAPS 3 & 4).
After breakfast they headed to the railway station of Airolo (1141m a.s.l.), which is the highest railway station of the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) (BAHNHOF AIROLO). There they boarded the "Treno Gottardo" to Faido. In Faido they changed to a bus and got off at Rodi "Dazio Grande".
The "Dazio Grande" is a building from the middle of the 16th century. It served as customs house for goods, transit traffic, hoarse-changing station, guesthouse, hostel and warehouse until 1803, the year when the Ticino became part of the Swiss Confederation. It remained in operation, until the Gotthard railway line was inaugurated in 1882. Nowadays, it is still open for the public as a museum and provides a rustic restaurant and overnight accommodation (DAZIO GRANDE).
From there they started their hiking, which took them along the "Via Gottardo Süd", passing by the two most impressive gorges ("Piottino" and "Biaschina"), which are shaping the landscape of the upper Ticino, and ending by the village Giornico.
Day 11: Travel by train & bus to Rodi & walk to Faido. Travel by train to Lavorgo & walk to Giornico. Travel by bus & train to Bellinzona (MAPS 3 & 4).
After breakfast they headed to the railway station of Airolo (1141m a.s.l.), which is the highest railway station of the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) (BAHNHOF AIROLO). There they boarded the "Treno Gottardo" to Faido. In Faido they changed to a bus and got off at Rodi "Dazio Grande".
The "Dazio Grande" is a building from the middle of the 16th century. It served as customs house for goods, transit traffic, hoarse-changing station, guesthouse, hostel and warehouse until 1803, the year when the Ticino became part of the Swiss Confederation. It remained in operation, until the Gotthard railway line was inaugurated in 1882. Nowadays, it is still open for the public as a museum and provides a rustic restaurant and overnight accommodation (DAZIO GRANDE).
From there they started their hiking, which took them along the "Via Gottardo Süd", passing by the two most impressive gorges ("Piottino" and "Biaschina"), which are shaping the landscape of the upper Ticino, and ending by the village Giornico.
Day 11: Travel by train & bus to Rodi & walk to Faido. Travel by train to Lavorgo & walk to Giornico. Travel by bus & train to Bellinzona (MAPS 3 & 4).
After breakfast they headed to the railway station of Airolo (1141m a.s.l.), which is the highest railway station of the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) (BAHNHOF AIROLO). There they boarded the "Treno Gottardo" to Faido. In Faido they changed to a bus and got off at Rodi "Dazio Grande".
The "Dazio Grande" is a building from the middle of the 16th century. It served as customs house for goods, transit traffic, hoarse-changing station, guesthouse, hostel and warehouse until 1803, the year when the Ticino became part of the Swiss Confederation. It remained in operation, until the Gotthard railway line was inaugurated in 1882. Nowadays, it is still open for the public as a museum and provides a rustic restaurant and overnight accommodation (DAZIO GRANDE).
From there they started their hiking, which took them along the "Via Gottardo Süd", passing by the two most impressive gorges ("Piottino" and "Biaschina"), which are shaping the landscape of the upper Ticino, and ending by the village Giornico.
Day 11: Travel by train & bus to Rodi & walk to Faido. Travel by train to Lavorgo & walk to Giornico. Travel by bus & train to Bellinzona (MAPS 3 & 4).
After breakfast they headed to the railway station of Airolo (1141m a.s.l.), which is the highest railway station of the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) (BAHNHOF AIROLO). There they boarded the "Treno Gottardo" to Faido. In Faido they changed to a bus and got off at Rodi "Dazio Grande".
The "Dazio Grande" is a building from the middle of the 16th century. It served as customs house for goods, transit traffic, hoarse-changing station, guesthouse, hostel and warehouse until 1803, the year when the Ticino became part of the Swiss Confederation. It remained in operation, until the Gotthard railway line was inaugurated in 1882. Nowadays, it is still open for the public as a museum and provides a rustic restaurant and overnight accommodation (DAZIO GRANDE).
From there they started their hiking, which took them along the "Via Gottardo Süd", passing by the two most impressive gorges ("Piottino" and "Biaschina"), which are shaping the landscape of the upper Ticino, and ending by the village Giornico.
Day 11: Travel by train & bus to Rodi & walk to Faido. Travel by train to Lavorgo & walk to Giornico. Travel by bus & train to Bellinzona (MAPS 3 & 4).
After breakfast they headed to the railway station of Airolo (1141m a.s.l.), which is the highest railway station of the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) (BAHNHOF AIROLO). There they boarded the "Treno Gottardo" to Faido. In Faido they changed to a bus and got off at Rodi "Dazio Grande".
The "Dazio Grande" is a building from the middle of the 16th century. It served as customs house for goods, transit traffic, hoarse-changing station, guesthouse, hostel and warehouse until 1803, the year when the Ticino became part of the Swiss Confederation. It remained in operation, until the Gotthard railway line was inaugurated in 1882. Nowadays, it is still open for the public as a museum and provides a rustic restaurant and overnight accommodation (DAZIO GRANDE).
From there they started their hiking, which took them along the "Via Gottardo Süd", passing by the two most impressive gorges ("Piottino" and "Biaschina"), which are shaping the landscape of the upper Ticino, and ending by the village Giornico.
Day 11: Travel by train & bus to Rodi & walk to Faido. Travel by train to Lavorgo & walk to Giornico. Travel by bus & train to Bellinzona (MAPS 3 & 4).
Report of excursions using the S15 train line.
Daniela Stadler was in her early 40ties and had a PhD in Physical Geography. She planned an excursion with the help of a colleague Thomas Müller who had a Master in Geology and Cultural Geography. Both were members of an "Association for Nature and Culture Lovers". They were organizing an eight days excursion mainly using the ZVV-S15 train line for a group of 12 participants, mostly students from Universities and Technical colleges, as well as other members of this association.
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The excursion program comprises the following:
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Day 1: Group to meet in Rüti ZH on platform 3 and travel by train to Fischental. Stay one night by the parents of Thomas in Fischental.
Day 2: Walk from Fischental to "Alp Scheidegg" (approx. 4km) and from there to Wald (approx. 4.5km). Then continue by train to Rapperswil. Stay for 7 nights in Rapperswil, which will be their basic place of residence during the excursion.
Day 3: Visit historic city of Rapperswil and travel by train to Bubikon. Visit the "Ritterhaus" (approx. 500m from railway station). Walk from there to the "Egelsee" lake (approx. 1.5km), then further via Rüti to Jona (approx. 10km) and back to Rapperswil by train.
Day 4: Travel by train to Niederhasli and walk to the "Mettmenhaslisee" lake (approx. 800m from railway station). Continue by foot to Dielsdorf (approx. 4.5km) and then to Regensberg (approx. 2km). Visit Regensberg and continue further to the "Hochwacht", peak of the "Lägern" mountain (approx. 3.5km), and from there continue to Niederweningen (approx. 7km). Visit the "Mammut" museum and return back by train to Rapperswil.
Day 5: To "Ufenau" by boat, visit the island and relax.
Day 6: Walk from Rapperswil to the "Lützelsee" lake (approx. 10.5km) and then through the drumlin landscapes of the "Zurich Oberland" to Wetzikon (approx. 10km). Return back to Rapperswil by train.
Day 7: Travel by train to Uster. Visit the "Greifensee" lake (approx. 2.5km) and continue walking to Seegräben (approx. 8km). Visit the "Juckerfarm" adventure farm and continue by foot through the "Robenhauserriet" wetlands
back to Wetzikon (approx. 4.5km) and travel by train back to Rapperswil.
Day 8: Walk along the famous "Holzbrücke" bridge to Hurden (approx. 1.5km) and back. Spend the afternoon at the "Seebad" lido in Rapperswil (approx. 2.5km). Travel by train to Rüti and have dinner by the parents of Daniela.
End of excursion
Map of the ZVV-S15 train line with hiking tracks (yellow lines) and places of interest (yellow stars)
Source: ©Swisstopo; map modified with QGIS 3.4.1